Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 28 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

1. 1.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
2. 2.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
3. 3.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) tall (b) mischievous (c) quiet (d) obedient
4. 4.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) cup (d) work
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) gaggle (d) swarm
6. 6.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) glad (c) rude (d) hungry
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
8. 8.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
9. 9.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) choose (b) shout (c) finish (d) start
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
11. 11.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) puppy (c) calf (d) kitten
13. 13.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) cup (d) ground
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) cygnet (d) foal
15. 15.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) stale (b) soft (c) fresh (d) warm
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) brood (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
18. 18.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) unhappy (c) rich (d) quick
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) notebook (c) banana (d) elephant
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) victory
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) blunt (c) honest (d) modern
24. 24.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) patient (b) careless (c) rude (d) angry
25. 25.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) ignored (b) refused (c) helped (d) stopped
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) minimum (c) victory (d) modern
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) herd (b) swarm (c) clutch (d) fleet
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) firefly (b) beautiful (c) animal (d) tomato
31. 31.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) obedient (c) polite (d) naughty
32. 32.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) loudly (b) quickly (c) angrily (d) slowly
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
34. 34.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singing (b) sang (c) songs (d) singer
35. 35.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) grapes (c) ships (d) bees
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
37. 37.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
38. 38.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) king (c) bull (d) tiger
39. 39.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) clever (c) busy (d) wealthy
40. 40.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see

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